Part 4Consumer rights and disputes

Chapter 2Subscription contracts

Consequential amendments

279Other consequential amendments

(1)

In Schedule 3 to the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008, at the appropriate place insert—

  • “Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, Chapter 2 of Part 4.”.

(2)

In EA 2002—

(a)

in Schedule 14 (provisions about disclosure of information) at the appropriate place insert—

  • “Chapter 2 of Part 4 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024.”;

(b)

in Schedule 15 (enactments conferring functions) at the appropriate place insert—

  • “Chapter 2 of Part 4 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024.”

(3)

The Consumer Contracts (Information Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3134) is amended as follows.

(4)

In regulation 5 (other definitions), at the appropriate place insert—

““subscription contract” has the meaning it has in Chapter 2 of Part 4 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (see section 254 of that Act);”.

(5)

After regulation 7(4) (application of Part 2) insert—

“(4A)

This Part does not apply to a subscription contract entered into after section 256 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 comes into force.”

(6)

After regulation 27(3) (application of Part 3) insert—

“(3A)

This Part does not apply to a subscription contract entered into after section 264 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 comes into force.”